Alumni Member
Alexandra Okada (Alumni) 
Research Fellow
Ale Okada is a Research Fellow at the Knowledge Media Institute at the Open University, senior consultant to the Association of Science Education UK, visiting senior lecturer at the University of Sao Paulo, Brasil and the Open University of Portugal. She also leads the open research network COLEARN on collaborative open learning.
Her research through 10 projects in Europe and Brazil focuses on knowledge and social media technologies to foster Scientific Digital Literacy - future citizens embracing the potential of science and technology. She has a particular interest in innovative approaches that empower colearners to develop key competences and succeed in the 21st century. She is currently the principal investigator of ENGAGE and co-investigator of weSPOT, and collaborator in various projects: Catalyst and MK:Smart
She has supervised 10 doctoral students to successful completion including in Brazil and in Portugal. She is currently supervising two postdoctoral students and pHD students funded by CAPES & FAPESP - Brazil and FCT -Portugal. She has also been acting as an external examiner in different overseas universities.
Before joining the OU-UK, Okada worked for Brazil Government in diverse projects for teaching professional development and digital literacy. She also worked at Johnson & Johnson and IBM.
She holds a BSc in Computer Science, a MBA in Knowledge Management and Marketing, a MA and PhD in Education-Technology. Her publications comprise more than 100 papers in international conferences and academic journals, 40 book chapters and 15 books.
Keys: SCIENTIFIC DIGITAL LITERACY (Responsible Research and Innovation, Inquiry Based Learning, Smart Citizenship), COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ( Knowledge Media Technologies, Open Educational Resources and Social Networks) and COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE (knowledge mapping, mass collaboration, peer production and participatory media).
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Publications
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A., Correa, A. and Scott, P. (2020). Inquiry-Based Learning on the Cloud. In: Information Resources Management Association ed. Cognitive Analytics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. IGI Global, pp. 529–549. https://oro.open.ac.uk/70033/.
Okada, A. and De Liddo, A. (2019). LiteMap - Mapeamento do conhecimento. Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/66365/.
Okada, A. and De Liddo, A. (2018). LiteMap Outreach and Usage by Brazilian Universities. Open University KMI. https://oro.open.ac.uk/66366/.
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A., Correa, A. and Scott, P. (2016). Inquiry-Based Learning on the Cloud. In: Chao, Lee ed. Handbook of Research on Cloud-Based STEM Education for Improved Learning Outcomes. Hershey PA, USA: Information Science Reference, pp. 291–310. https://oro.open.ac.uk/45437/.
Okada, A., Wolff, A. and Mikroyannidis, A. (2015). Fostering young smart citizens through personal learning environments for urban inquiries. In: Smart Learning Ecosystems in Smart Regions and Cities, 15 Sep 2015, Toledo, Spain. https://oro.open.ac.uk/44298/.
Okada, A., Scott, P. and Mendonca, M. (2015). Effective web videoconferencing for proctoring online oral exams: a case study at scale in Brazil. Open Praxis International Journal, 7(3), pp. 227–242. https://oro.open.ac.uk/44033/.
Okada, A., Connolly, T., Scott, P. and Klemke, R. (2011). ICOPER Project - Deliverable 4. 3 ISURE: Recommendations for extending effective reuse, embodied in the ICOPER CD&R. ICOPER. https://oro.open.ac.uk/41709/.
Okada, A., Buckingham Shum, S. and Sherborne, T.E. (2014). Knowledge Cartography: Software Tools and Mapping Techniques (2nd ed). Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing. London: Springer. https://oro.open.ac.uk/41789/.
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A. and Scott, P. (2013). Personal Learning Environments for Inquiry-Based Learning. In: 4th International Conference on Personal Learning Environments, 10-12 Jul 2013, Berlin, Germany. https://oro.open.ac.uk/41468/.
Okada, A., Tomadaki, E., Buckingham Shum, S. and Scott, P. (2007). Combining knowledge mapping and videoconferencing for open sensemaking communities. In: Open Education 2007: Localizing and Learning, 26-28 Sep 2007, Utah State University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/40596/.
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A., Scott, P., Rusman, E., Specht, M., Stefanov, K., Boytchev, P., Protopsaltis, A., Held, P., Hetzner, S., Kikis-Papadakis, K. and Chaimala, F. (2013). weSPOT: A personal and social approach to inquiry-based learning. Journal of Universal Computer Science, 19(14), pp. 2093–2111. https://oro.open.ac.uk/39263/.
Okada, A., Meister, I., Mikroyannidis, A. and Little, S. (2013). "Colearning" - Collaborative Open Learning through OER and Social Media. In: Okada, Alexandra ed. Open Educational Resources and Social Networks. São Luís - MA: EdUEMA, pp. 46–56. https://oro.open.ac.uk/39236/.
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A., Scott, P., Rusman, E., Specht, M., Stefanov, K., Protopsaltis, A., Held, P. and Hetzner, S. (2012). weSPOT: a cloud-based approach for personal and social inquiry. In: 1st International Workshop on Cloud Education Environments, 15-16 Nov 2012, Antigua, Guatemala. https://oro.open.ac.uk/36018/.
Meister, I.P., Okada, A. and Mikroyannidis, A. (2012). An OER collaborative environment: Openscout tool library and colearn community. In: IADIS International Conference: e-Society 2012, 10-13 Mar 2012, Berlin, Germany. https://oro.open.ac.uk/34175/.
Okada, A., Connolly, T. and Scott, P.J. (2012). Collaborative Learning 2. 0: Open Educational Resources. IGI Global. https://oro.open.ac.uk/33763/.
Okada, A., Mikroyannidis, A., Meister, I. and Little, S. (2012). “Colearning” - collaborative networks for creating, sharing and reusing OER through social media. In: Cambridge 2012: Innovation and Impact - Openly Collaborating to Enhance Education, 16-18 Apr 2012, Cambridge, UK. https://oro.open.ac.uk/33750/.
Little, S., Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A. and Scott, P. (2011). Formal metadata and shared experiences for discovering tools to adapt Open Educational Resources. In: International Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition, Reuse and Evaluation (KARE 2011) at The 7th International Conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet Based Systems (SITIS 2011), 28 Nov - 1 Dec 2011, Dijon, France. https://oro.open.ac.uk/31058/.
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A. and Connolly, T. (2011). Adapting and sharing open educational resources: a social networking approach. In: Workshop on Social Network and Augmented/Virtual Reality Technologies Enhanced Learning at 11th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2011), 6-8 Jul 2011, Athens, Georgia, USA. https://oro.open.ac.uk/29263/.
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A. and Connolly, T. (2011). Sharing practices and experiences on the authoring and adaptation of Open Educational Resources. In: Open Educational Resources 2011, 11-13 May 2011, Manchester, UK. https://oro.open.ac.uk/29265/.
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A., Little, S. and Connolly, T. (2011). Supporting the collaborative adaptation of Open Educational Resources: The OpenScout Tool Library. In: ED-MEDIA 2011: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, 27 Jun - 1 Jul 2011, Lisbon, Portugal. https://oro.open.ac.uk/29264/.
Tech Reports
LiteMap Outreach and Usage by Brazilian Universities
Techreport ID: kmi-18-01
Date: 2018
Author(s): Alexandra Okada, Anna De Liddo
